Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Feb 14, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Wednesday Afternoon, 02/13/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     54,329    56,797    55,693       242,430   241,810   257,736
Total Committed     45,409    20,248    29,546       227,087   193,584   220,850

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               6,845        4,948         22
 Steer and Heifer                          6,734        4,868         98
 Other fed cattle                            111           80          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            455        2,290          5
 Steer and Heifer                            385        1,744         78
 Other fed cattle                             70          546         22

FORMULA                                  4,344       26,353         57
 Steer and Heifer                          3,659       25,293         94
 Other fed cattle                            685        1,060          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,411        6,104         14
 Steer and Heifer                          1,411        3,804         69
 Other fed cattle                                       2,300         31

Packer Financing involved                               743          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,395       31,991         65
Delivered Date chosen by packer          8,532       35,337         81

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 265          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         265        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,314          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,314        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,579          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,579          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   14,406
Kansas                                   9,061
Nebraska                                13,131
Colorado                                 5,919
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,495
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,897
Western States                           1,432
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,085
Northeast                                  324
Southeast
Canada                                   1,579

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               4,627          426         11
 Steer and Heifer                          4,627          426        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                            263        2,136          5
 Steer and Heifer                            100        1,653         73
 Other fed cattle                            163          483         27

FORMULA                                  5,514       31,263         81
 Steer and Heifer                          5,351       28,627         92
 Other fed cattle                            163        2,636          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                           290          890          3
 Steer and Heifer                            290          262         47
 Other fed cattle                                         628         53

Packer Financing involved                             3,849          9
Delivered Location chosen by pack          903       25,880         59
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,583       29,331         77

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack
Delivered Date chosen by packer

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   17,939
Kansas                                  11,433
Nebraska                                 8,416
Colorado                                 1,620
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,039
North plains/Eastern Mountain              486
Western States                           1,064
Eastern Cornbelt                           931
Northeast                                  441
Southeast                                   40
Canada

CATTLE NUMBERS SCHEDULED TO BE SHIPPED OUT OF REGION FOR SLAUGHTER

REGION OF ORIGIN           NUMBER SHIPPED OUT OF REGION OF ORIGIN


Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico         6,160
Kansas                              421
Nebraska                          2,380


Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-676-7000    email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
           http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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